Lot 64
64
A PORTUGUESE OR DUTCH COLONIAL AUBERGINE, RED AND GILT-DECORATED LACQUER FOUR-LEAF SCREEN, each leaf with waved arched top centred by a vase of flowers above three cartouches bordered with interlaced foliage, the upper and lower with vases of flowers, the centre decorated with European figures in chinoiserie settings and landscapes, the ground decorated with exotic birds, the whole bordered in scrolling foliage, restorations around the hinges, 18th Century

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A PORTUGUESE OR DUTCH COLONIAL AUBERGINE, RED AND GILT-DECORATED LACQUER FOUR-LEAF SCREEN, each leaf with waved arched top centred by a vase of flowers above three cartouches bordered with interlaced foliage, the upper and lower with vases of flowers, the centre decorated with European figures in chinoiserie settings and landscapes, the ground decorated with exotic birds, the whole bordered in scrolling foliage, restorations around the hinges, 18th Century
each leaf 79in. x 21in. (201cm. x 53.5cm.)

Lot Essay

A screen of similar design with pierced foliate top and cartouches depicting the life of Sampson was offered anonymously, in these Rooms, 14 November 1991, lot 138. The subjects of both screens are likely to have been taken from prints exported from Holland, England and France. Another screen decorated with European figures on a red ground was sold anonymously, in these Rooms, 19 April 1990, lot 154.

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